翠星石 on Nostr: npub1j9are…53qpl The concept of software freedom existed, although it was not ...
npub1j9areazunk7xv6egshunz7eudy3ljue8syklauyyyvd295gt8u4q253qpl (npub1j9a…3qpl) The concept of software freedom existed, although it was not necessary to define when copyright did not apply to software, as if you had the source code, you had freedom.
Alas, when software fell under copyright, a definition to define it was required and the free software definition was written; https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#four-freedoms
The "open source definition" was taking the 4 freedoms and removing the freedom parts for the sole purpose of making businesses not feel uneasy, as if you remove the mention of freedom, how proprietary software is immoral never comes up; https://opensource.org/osd
There is no other reason for "open source" to exist and the distinction isn't useful - most of what qualifies as "open source" is free software, but there is also nonfree software that qualities under "open source" - really, it is your duty to discard the proprietary rot and love freedom.
Of course the "OSI" has approved 2 proprietary licenses so far and is now shilling proprietary software that really isn't useful except for certain tasks like taking free software under freedom defending licenses and claiming that it's not copyright infringement to have a program read the lot in, mix it up a bit and vomit parts of it out; https://opensource.org/ai
Alas, when software fell under copyright, a definition to define it was required and the free software definition was written; https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#four-freedoms
The "open source definition" was taking the 4 freedoms and removing the freedom parts for the sole purpose of making businesses not feel uneasy, as if you remove the mention of freedom, how proprietary software is immoral never comes up; https://opensource.org/osd
There is no other reason for "open source" to exist and the distinction isn't useful - most of what qualifies as "open source" is free software, but there is also nonfree software that qualities under "open source" - really, it is your duty to discard the proprietary rot and love freedom.
Of course the "OSI" has approved 2 proprietary licenses so far and is now shilling proprietary software that really isn't useful except for certain tasks like taking free software under freedom defending licenses and claiming that it's not copyright infringement to have a program read the lot in, mix it up a bit and vomit parts of it out; https://opensource.org/ai